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Behind-the-scenes at Panasonic: factory to field

2017-12-08 KENNETH 0

Behind-the-scenes at Panasonic: factory to field In the world of devices, when you hear the Panasonic name it brings to mind our line of rugged TOUGHBOOKs. For the past 20 plus years, TOUGHBOOKs and TOUGHPADs have been used globally to enable public safety organizations, utility companies and manufacturing businesses to work both efficiently and securely in the field. At Panasonic, we take great pride in the fact that these industries are the backbone of communities and they rely upon our technology to maintain smooth day-to-day operations. Quality Begins at the Factory Panasonic is committed to quality and continual innovation – both in the products we create and how these products are applied to real-world situations. To help communicate the meaning of our commitment, we invite you to watch our behind-the-scenes factory tour filmed in Kobe, Japan and featuring our recently [ more… ]

Microsoft Announces Simplygon Cloud; Optimizes Mixed Reality Development

2017-12-08 KENNETH 0

Microsoft Announces Simplygon Cloud; Optimizes Mixed Reality Development Earlier this year, we announced the acquisition of Simplygon, a leader in 3D model optimization based in southern Sweden. As we continue our journey to bring the benefits of mixed reality to everyone, Simplygon is an important accelerant that makes it easier, faster, and cheaper to develop in 3D. Introducing Simplygon Cloud Today, I am excited to announce the launch of Simplygon Cloud on Azure Marketplace. Simplygon reduces complexity in the creation and extensibility of 3D models through optimization. Simplygon supports GLTF, FBX and OBJ file types for ingestion; rendering engines including Unity 3D and Unreal Engine; and all major mixed reality platforms, including Windows Mixed Reality, iOS and Android.  How it works Historically, 3D asset optimization has taken days or weeks of manual effort and is one of the tasks that [ more… ]

Windows Template Studio 1.5 released

2017-12-07 KENNETH 0

Windows Template Studio 1.5 released We’re extremely excited to announce the Windows Template Studio 1.5. In this release, we finalized our work for localization, added in some new features, and started work on a bunch of new features and pages. What’s new: Full list of adjustments in the 1.5 release, head over to WTS’s Github. New Features: • Share source, share target • Multi-view • Feedback hub (added in v1.4) Template improvements: • Minor tweaks for Fluent • Caliburn.Micro Support (added in v1.4) Improvements to the Wizard: • Localization in all Visual Studio supported language • Adjusted the feature categories • Lots of under the hood bug fixes and code improvements • Much more Visual Basic engine work • Work for supporting multiple projects in a single solution • Work to support Prism • Bug fixes How to get the [ more… ]

Windows PCs see strong growth in EDU, gaining share worldwide and in the US

2017-12-07 KENNETH 0

Windows PCs see strong growth in EDU, gaining share worldwide and in the US We’ve been on a journey at Microsoft to empower every student to create the world of tomorrow through delivering technology that offers limitless learning. In classrooms around the world, we have seen the empowerment that comes with increased reading and language skills when students have personalized tools for learning. We’ve seen imaginative problem-solving skills come to life through coding and STEM. And, we’ve seen how new worlds can open up for students when their creativity is sparked with immersive 3D and mixed reality experiences. Teachers are some of our greatest heroes and we’re on a mission to save them time with integrated planning tools, a digital hub for collaboration for easily finding and distributing content, and rich data and analytics tools to measure each student’s progress [ more… ]

Hot holiday savings are here during Microsoft Store’s annual 12 Days of Deals

2017-12-06 KENNETH 0

Hot holiday savings are here during Microsoft Store’s annual 12 Days of Deals Holiday shopping is well underway and, for those that haven’t found that perfect gift, Microsoft Store has you covered with its annual 12 Days of Deals unwrapped daily at midnight ET through Dec. 17 – featuring an exciting deal every day on the hottest products from Surface to Xbox to Windows Mixed Reality – from Microsoft and its partners. Check out today’s Day 1 Surface Pro bundle deal and get a sneak peek into tomorrow’s Day 2 savings on select Xbox games available at your local Microsoft Store or Microsoft.com where you can track all the deals. Plus, take advantage of picking up a purchase in store made online and free shipping and returns on every item, every day. Here’s a look at the first two deals [ more… ]